Improvement in cooking-ranges and heaters



Y Cooking-Ranges and Heaters'. f

No.1`56601 Y I 4 Patented Nov.3,1874.-'

I TNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELlPHALET S. SCRIPTURE, OF WILLIAMSBURG, NEW YORK. l

IMPROVEMENT IN COOKING-RANGS AND HETERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.156,601, datedNovcmber3, 1874; application filed October 16, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that LELiPHALET SSGRIPTURE, of Williamsburg, in the county ofKings and State of New York,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Railway Cookin Range, Hot Air, and Steam Heater, and ldo hereby declare th at theiollowin gis a full7 clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object a method of using fuel with far greatereconomy than by the present mode of using it for the various purposes of.domestic and mechanical economy, such as for cooking, heating, andpower purposes, which is accomplished on the prin-I ciple of lnoving orcarrying the fire-furnace directly in proximity with the implementcontaining the article to be cooked or heated by means of certaindevices that will produce both a vertical and horizontal movement,thereby getting the fire in position to precisely comport with theheating-power reside, from which latter the sides of the case riseperpendicularly. 0nM the side` shelves C C rest a railroad-track, D. Eis a narrow lid, hinged to one side ofthe case A, near its front end,and E is a lid extending back from it to the back end of the case, uponwhich latter is secured an upright steam-boiler, G. In front of thisboiler, and secured to the lid E', is an oven, H, provided with a door,I. From the lower edge of this door extends inwardly into the oven ashelf or griddleholder,77 c, which follows the door out or in when beingopened or closed, therebycarrying the article to be cooked withoutpushing the same in by the hands, constituting avery great conveniencein the process of cooking certain things without burning the fingers.Upon the track D D is placed the reciprocating re car or truck J, movingupon suitable wheels b b, to carry a suitable firepot or furnace backand forth, as may be needed in getting the required positionhorizontally. The car or truck J is provided with top wings d d,attached thereto and extending each side out over the track forprotecting the wheels, Ste. It has also a curved back draft-apron, e,which passes down the back of the truck to near the bottom of theash-pit. f f are side wings, attached to the car and passing down asuitable distance for the purpose of concentratin g draft. Theperpendicular altitude and depression are obtained by means of foureccentrics or cams, 7c k, attached to shafts h h, and working under thetrack D D, against rollers i i therein, by means of levers L L andconnecting-bar 7c, as shown in Fig. 2. The lid E, when turned over,serves to allow fuel to be placed within the fire-car J, and also al1lows the same to be elevated in order to show an open fire when such maybe required, and also to admit of placing upon or removing from thetrack the re-car, which may be sent back directly under the oven H orthe boiler G, as the case may require. If steam is to be dispensed withthe boiler may be substituted by any other culinary implement and beconstituted a regular stove-range. The oven may be so arranged as tohave the ire sent over it, if needs be, while the fire-case A may eX-tend beyond the boiler G far enough to admit of an eXtra smoke-pipe, M,whereby the fire and smoke may be cut oif from the boiler-flues and sentthrough it by means of the cut-oft' or damper, while still beyond thatmay be a door, which, when opened, will allow the fire car or cars topass out when required, in order to be replenished with fuel and againtake their place upon' the track in front. The tirecar, furnace, andgrate may be so constructed as to suit any kind of fuel that may bechosen.

The use of the hinged lids, when turned over, permits laying down orremoving the track, and coating their under sides with such lire-proofcement as may be required from time to time, or making any otherinternal repairs. By the adjustment of the fire-car the amount of fuelconsumed may be materially lessened.

By the use of the broad and spacious firecase there is ample room for avolume of heated air for distribution in Warming purposes when that kindof heat is preferred to steam.

A further important advantage derived from this kind of fire-case, whenmade of wrought-iron, is that it may he made fire-tight and capable ofresisting almost any force that may he brought to bear upon it, andhence can be used on railroads, on ships, 85e.

Two or more lrecars may be placed on the track, it' required, and whentheir fuel is exhausted they may be passed out by a back door forreplenishing.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cooking apparatus, a vertically-adjustable railroad-track, incombination With one or more horizontally-adjustable tire-oars movingthereon, for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The fire-car J, mounted upon Wheels b b, in combination with theflanges ,d e f, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the track D, cams or ecoentrics K K, shafts h h,levers L L, and conneotingrod k, substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

4. The case A, having ash-pit B 'and side shelves C C, in combinationwith lire-ear J having Wheels b b and flanges d e f, track D, and cams KK, all as and'for the purpose set forth.

In testimony Cthat I claim the foregoing as my own I aiix my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

ELIPHALET S. SGRIPTURE.

Witnesses A. C. HooKnMEYER, EDWARD Fnuigz.

